Researchers have found that reducing the consumption of food kept in aluminium packaging can minimise the potential health risks. A high intake of aluminium compounds can cause among other things neurotoxic developmental disorders as well as damage the kidneys liver and bones. The BFR: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Germany bases its assessment of the population's aluminium intake from food on the latest consumption and concentration data. According to the research consumption data are collected through consumer surveys and provide information on which foods and how much of them are eaten by different consumer groups. For the risk assessment
